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Bex Odgers signs contract extension 

Somerset CCC have announced that Bex Odgers has signed a contract extension.  The 22-year-old signed a one-year rookie contract ahead of the current season and her performances have been rewarded with a new deal until at least the end of the 2027 campaign. Bex has featured in 10 matches for Somerset this season across the

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Vitality Cup League Two Fixtures for season 2025

League Two Cricket Tournament (for 20 overs) started on May 29 Matches prefixed ‘§’ indicates ‘double-headers’ (both women’s and men’s matches); Women’s July fixtures and results until June 2025 are listed below with suffix ‘L2,’ arranged by venue:- *Brighton & Hove, The 1st Central County Ground, Hove § Saturday, July 5@15h00 Sussex Sharks (women) vs

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Vitality Blast women T20 – league two – Glamorgan vs Sharks

Glamorgan (women) vs Sussex Sharks (women) (L2 – stand-alone evening fixture) at Newport (Spytty Park) on Friday 27 June 2025 (19h00) Glamorgan women chalked-up their fourth win, considerably improving their chances to qualify for the South Group’s semi-finals by defeating their main rivals. Main Glamorgan women’s partnership between skipper Beth Gammon [32 runs (from 20

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Bell and Mandhana headline ICC Women’s T20I Player Rankings

England fast bowler Lauren Bell and India’s stand-in skipper Smriti Mandhana have registered huge gains in the ICC Women’s T20I Player Rankings after stellar performances in the opening match of their five-match series in Nottingham. Bell has moved up two slots to reach a career-best fourth position among bowlers after taking three wickets while Mandhana,

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Vitality Blast women T20 – league two, match 23

Northamptonshire Steelbacks vs Yorkshire (women) (match 23-L2) at Peterborough Town Ground, Peterborough Cricket Club on Sunday 29 June  Yorkshire women wrapped-up a comfortable five-wicket win with two overs to spare. Top-of-table with three games-in-hand, they’re the first team to book their place at Finals Day at Northampton on July 26. Post-match, Head women’s coach Rick Pyrah told reporters

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Vitality Blast women T20 – league two, match 22

Gloucestershire vs Glamorgan (women) (match 22-L2 – stand-alone fixture) at Seat Unique Stadium, Bristol on Sunday 29 June 2025 (14h30) A clash of yellow team colours saw the hosts wearing yellow-over-black, with Glamorgan arriving ‘beefed-up’ by Wales International Charlotte Scarborough. Undoubtedly Glamorgan looked the stronger team as Poppy Tulloch (pictured) took another 3-fer (3/22.) Prarthana

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Vitality Blast women T20 – league two, match 19

Leicestershire Foxes (women) vs Northamptonshire Steelbacks (women) (match 19-L2 – double-header fixture) at Uptonsteel County Ground Leicester on Friday 27 June 2025 (17h30) ‘Local’ East Midlands derby described by home-team commentator as a ‘professional performance’ and a ‘resounding win.’ Scores were level-pegging after six-overs ‘power-play,’ but Foxes had car advantage by mid-way [75/2 vs 46/6.]

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Vitality Blast women T20 – league two, match 21

Derbyshire Falcons vs Worcestershire Rapids (women) (match 21-L2 – stand alone fixture) at Queen’s Park Chesterfield Cricket Club on Saturday 28 June 2025 (14h30) Clare Boycott’s (pictured) captaincy chalked-up Rapids womens’ first win in this year’s competition, having marked Chesterfield Borough Council’s ‘BRM Chesterfield festival of Cricket’ (28June – 6July) with a ‘very good score.’

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Vitality Blast women T20 – league two, match 17

Yorkshire (women) vs Worcestershire Rapids (women) (match 18-L2 double-header fixture) at Leeds (Headingley Stadium) on Friday 27 June 2025 (15h30) Unbeaten Yorkshire women pulled-off a ‘relatively comfortable’ run-chase, chalking-up their fourth successive victory at 20 overs; having won 10-out-of-12 matches across both formats. In contrast, commentators had earlier relished a ‘great encounter’ between ‘David and

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